This happens every year. Parents said the first person got there on Friday afternoon, which means some people out there will have spent 13 days in the cold by the time the city's magnet school registration opens.

Parents said the first few people who pitched their tents are dubbed the "city council" and they make the rules.

This year, you can leave for six hours every day during the daytime and that's it.

Parents said they enjoy the tradition and consider it a rite of passage.

“I'm new to the area. I’m from Virginia Beach, Virginia and this is a great way to know people and meet people in Cincinnati and other stay at home. I'm a stay-at-home dad and there's six of us here so I get to meet six other stay at home dads and meet people to play with my kids, so it’s a nice community building environment for everyone,” parent Bob Frantz said.

“We decided to take on this adventure and its only 10 days. It’s not bad it’s kind of a mancation honestly,” parent Logan Wallace said.

There is still no official word on how many slots are available. Similar campouts are common for the Fairview-Clifton school.